David(Ghandi)- “One day my friends, one day....” ???(Reporter)- “Excuse me, Ghandi, I was wondering if you could give me a minute of your time... I want to know more about your idea that you want India to become a ‘Ram-rajya’, could you tell me about that?”
David(Ghandi)- “Well absolutely, I would be more than happy too, the idea is from an ancient story from the Vedas about a man named Rama and his quest for the throne. The story goes like this...”
Scene 1-3 (nina) _ Setting the scene: Introducing characters
David: (Dasharatha (King of Audohya) -“I’m Dasharatha the king of Audohya, I am getting old and I need to retire” David: (Rama (dark skin) - “I’m Rama the eldest son of my father Dasharatha, and my dharma is to take over my fathers postion” Nina: (Bharata (dark skin) - “I’m Bharata the son of Queen Kaikeyi” Nina: (Queen Kaikeyi) - “I’m the favorite wife of King Dasharatha” Gabby: (Lakshman) - “I’m Lakshman a twin of Kaikeyi”
(Sage) Gab sister: Come with me younge men I must train you in percision and greatness. Take your bow an arrow and hit that apple hanging from the string on the tree. (Rama uses bow and arrow to hit an apple from a string) _ Gabby: Sita - “I have found my true love because you have lifted the bow and hit the apple” (Places garland around Ramas neck) Scenes 4-6 (Gabby)
David (as King D) Speaking to Rama about giving him the throne and his plans to go into the woods seeking moksha. - “ Rama, I plan to step down from the throne and give you my crown. This will help fulfil my dharma.” QUEEN KAIKEYI OVER HEARS THIS Nina (as queen K) - “Rama shall not rule. For my son, Bharata will take my husbands place as king.
Nina (as queen k) to David (as king D) - “Rama is not ready to rule. You must banish him to the forrset and have Bharata be the king.” David (as king D) - “I disagree! He will be a wonderful king! This is what I want!” Nina (as queen K) - “NO! He will not be king. And if you will not tell him, then I will.” David (as king D) - “I will not.” (act visibly sad) _
Gabby (as Sita) to David (as Rama) - “ Rama, if you are to be banished then I must go with you. I belong at your side!” David (as Rama) - “Yes Sita you may join me.” Gabby (as Lakshman) - “I must come too brother!” David - “As you wish brother!” END SCENE SCENE 6 (Rama is sitting in the forest) David(Rama)- “Ah, what a nice day in the forest...” NIna( rakshasas princess)- “hahaha, hey...” Balke(Lakshma)- “Ill save you” (Lakshman stabs princess)
David(Rama)- “Do not leave this circle, it will protect you. I will be back soon, I have to chase this deer and kill it.. bye” David (Ravana)- “I plan to kidnap Sita, it is a fool proof plan! HAhahah” (holding dog) David(Ravana)- “This is the sacred golden deer that I will use to distract Rama, then I will change into a beggar and ask the generous Sita for money and she will step out of her protective cirlce hahahha” David (Ravana): “Sita my pretty lady please can you give me alms?, Gabby (Sita): “No i must not leave this circle, but because you are i need I will give you some money.
David (Ravana): “HAHAHAHA i got you now you are mine!
David (Rama): “OH sita where have you gone, you have left the circle and now i can not proctect you I am heartsick”
David (Ravana): Beautiful Sita you are mine now, it would be my honor to make you my wife
Haunuman (Blake): “Sita are you well, Rama will be here soon to save you
David (RAvana): “Rap that monkeys tail to a cloth and set him on fire” Hanuman: (Setting stuff on fire)-- “Rama I am near to my death, but before I go I must tell you where Sita is, dont help me go help here, Ravana has taken her, go QUICKLY!!!!
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Scenes 9+10 (David)
Gabby (Lakshman)- “how will we ever get to Lanka to save Sita when the entire countryside is ablaze?”
David (Rama)- “Well, we could build a bridge-like road that would carry us safely over the flames to Lanka...”
Gabby (Lakshman)- “But How?”
David (Rama)- “We will attain help from the monkey army!”
(Make the bridge and travel into Lanka) (Narrator)- “They arrive in Lanka to be confronted by the great Ravana and his brothers” (fight between Rama and Ravana’s brothers and then Ravana gets killed by Rama) _
David (Rama)- “Its okay Sita, I have come to rescue you!” Gabby (Sita)- “YAY!” David(Rama)- “Now, let us return together to Ayodhya...” (they travel to Ayodhya)
Nina (Bharta)-”Well Rama, it seems as though you have earned this...”
(Rama becomes king and begins the Ram-rajya rule)
David (Ghandi)- “One day, modern India will become a Ram-rajya, everyone will do their dharma and there will be no more war and our children will play”... (CUE SONG< ONE DAY...)
Script:
Characters:
Dasharatha: David (crown, sheet)
Rama: David (WEAR BLUE)
Bharata: Gabby’s Brother
Queen Kaikeyi: Nina (sheet crown)
Lakshman: Blake
Shatrughna: Blake
Sita: Gabby
Temptress- Nina
Ravana : Nina
Hanuman: Blake
David(Ghandi)- “One day my friends, one day....”
???(Reporter)- “Excuse me, Ghandi, I was wondering if you could give me a minute of your time... I want to know more about your idea that you want India to become a ‘Ram-rajya’, could you tell me about that?”
David(Ghandi)- “Well absolutely, I would be more than happy too, the idea is from an ancient story from the Vedas about a man named Rama and his quest for the throne. The story goes like this...”
Scene 1-3 (nina)
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Setting the scene: Introducing characters
David: (Dasharatha (King of Audohya)
-“I’m Dasharatha the king of Audohya, I am getting old and I need to retire”
David: (Rama (dark skin)
- “I’m Rama the eldest son of my father Dasharatha, and my dharma is to take over my fathers postion”
Nina: (Bharata (dark skin)
- “I’m Bharata the son of Queen Kaikeyi”
Nina: (Queen Kaikeyi)
- “I’m the favorite wife of King Dasharatha”
Gabby: (Lakshman)
- “I’m Lakshman a twin of Kaikeyi”
(Sage) Gab sister: Come with me younge men I must train you in percision and greatness. Take your bow an arrow and hit that apple hanging from the string on the tree.
(Rama uses bow and arrow to hit an apple from a string)
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Gabby: Sita
- “I have found my true love because you have lifted the bow and hit the apple”
(Places garland around Ramas neck)
Scenes 4-6 (Gabby)
David (as King D) Speaking to Rama about giving him the throne and his plans to go into the woods seeking moksha.
- “ Rama, I plan to step down from the throne and give you my crown. This will help fulfil my dharma.”
QUEEN KAIKEYI OVER HEARS THIS
Nina (as queen K) - “Rama shall not rule. For my son, Bharata will take my husbands place as king.
Nina (as queen k) to David (as king D) - “Rama is not ready to rule. You must banish him to the forrset and have Bharata be the king.”
David (as king D) - “I disagree! He will be a wonderful king! This is what I want!”
Nina (as queen K) - “NO! He will not be king. And if you will not tell him, then I will.”
David (as king D) - “I will not.” (act visibly sad)
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Gabby (as Sita) to David (as Rama) - “ Rama, if you are to be banished then I must go with you. I belong at your side!”
David (as Rama) - “Yes Sita you may join me.”
Gabby (as Lakshman) - “I must come too brother!”
David - “As you wish brother!”
END SCENE
SCENE 6
(Rama is sitting in the forest)
David(Rama)- “Ah, what a nice day in the forest...”
NIna( rakshasas princess)- “hahaha, hey...”
Balke(Lakshma)- “Ill save you”
(Lakshman stabs princess)
David(Rama)- “Do not leave this circle, it will protect you. I will be back soon, I have to chase this deer and kill it.. bye”
David (Ravana)- “I plan to kidnap Sita, it is a fool proof plan! HAhahah”
(holding dog)
David(Ravana)- “This is the sacred golden deer that I will use to distract Rama, then I will change into a beggar and ask the generous Sita for money and she will step out of her protective cirlce hahahha”
David (Ravana): “Sita my pretty lady please can you give me alms?,
Gabby (Sita): “No i must not leave this circle, but because you are i need I will give you some money.
David (Ravana): “HAHAHAHA i got you now you are mine!
David (Rama): “OH sita where have you gone, you have left the circle and now i can not proctect you I am heartsick”
David (Ravana): Beautiful Sita you are mine now, it would be my honor to make you my wife
Haunuman (Blake): “Sita are you well, Rama will be here soon to save you
David (RAvana): “Rap that monkeys tail to a cloth and set him on fire”
Hanuman: (Setting stuff on fire)-- “Rama I am near to my death, but before I go I must tell you where Sita is, dont help me go help here, Ravana has taken her, go QUICKLY!!!!
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Scenes 9+10
(David)
Gabby (Lakshman)- “how will we ever get to Lanka to save Sita when the entire countryside is ablaze?”
David (Rama)- “Well, we could build a bridge-like road that would carry us safely over the flames to Lanka...”
Gabby (Lakshman)- “But How?”
David (Rama)- “We will attain help from the monkey army!”
(Make the bridge and travel into Lanka)
(Narrator)- “They arrive in Lanka to be confronted by the great Ravana and his brothers”
(fight between Rama and Ravana’s brothers and then Ravana gets killed by Rama)
_
David (Rama)- “Its okay Sita, I have come to rescue you!”
Gabby (Sita)- “YAY!”
David(Rama)- “Now, let us return together to Ayodhya...”
(they travel to Ayodhya)
Nina (Bharta)-”Well Rama, it seems as though you have earned this...”
(Rama becomes king and begins the Ram-rajya rule)
David (Ghandi)- “One day, modern India will become a Ram-rajya, everyone will do their dharma and there will be no more war and our children will play”... (CUE SONG< ONE DAY...)
???(Reporter) - “Amazing, thank you very much!”